The Sun. — London, England, 1808-06-08 00:00:00

MAILS. La vED— 1 Dublin, a Waterford, D 1-2-Gottenburgh. PRICE OF STOtKS THIS DA To AT twacv O'CLOCK. Cnlsols Oinnium 41 IGH. WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE 'TO -MOP,. ROW. Morning, 43 min. after 2, ( Afternoon, 3 min. after 3. THE SUN. SOLIM gull AICLR& IAr.sUM AUDZAT L 0 N D 0 IV, WLDNESDAY; JUNG 8,1808 t IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE FRou THIS morning, about seven o'clock, two Spanish Nobletnen, viz. Viscount MATEnosA, and Don Diz- Dz LA VEGA, arrived at the Admiralty, accom 6y.Capt. HILL, of the liumber. These Nolo- men landed at Falmouth, fromthe Sta 4 Privateer, to ,which Vessel they had made their way in an open 04,at from Gijon, a Sea Port in the Province of As and'otfered the Captitin five hundred guineas . to convertheni tO England. The intelligence whieTh they bring-is of the utmost importance, and confirms, in the amplest manlier, the accounts which we have hitherto laid before our Readers, respeding thr,! disposition which prevaiis throughout almost the whole of Spain, to resist the treachero4s . inv4sion of the I:Tench. It appears that, in consequence of the uutrage6us and bareface4l - condu& of .the French Tyrant, the whole of the trovinee-of:Asturias had Gras, and'4(),oQo men had been embodied into an army. They bad abundance of arms, but ammunition was rather 'scarce. The same spirit pre- veiled in Galicia, where the population were rising en ;nasse, and Commissioncrs had been sent there to or- .!,anus a I . :Cegular Military Force. So general was the detestation against the French in these Provinces, that oven the women were desir- rms of taking up arms in defence of their coun try. The inhabitants of St. Adder° bad mani- fested their detptinination not to submit to. French uz:urpation, ist the•tuo4,4ecisiire manner, and had 4,ic,a)ly issued t formal aniaration' of War a ! „);:littst Iha Fte4clt. Mr, ilusTEo, the British consul, had been sent by q.tneral MmtAT from Madrid, as a Prisbner en St. Ander°, with direaions that be sbould be detaiped lac:10e confinement there 4s soon, bPw- r aver, as Dir. EIUNTEIt'S arrival at St. Andero was clown, the inhabitants'yosa instatitily, liberated Lim, and to testily their sentiwenti in a still stronger man ner, they committed the French Consul to prison in, Isis stead. Viscount NUTERQSA and Don Dt EGO DE 'LA VEGA were both in Madrid.during the dreadful scene of , slaughter which took plqcc on the 2d of I / gay, and they state, that in their opinion the num- l)er ut French who were killed did not fall short of 4000 m.ert, among whoniw4tro a very large propor tion of Oilicerg, who were 'particularly singled out by the Inhabitants ns übjc6t3 of vengeance.. It was vi.oy geuetally - suppo3ed that the inhabitauts of C.i:aloula and , Biscay would • follow rl,c noble ez- innple which had been set them by those of A - turias and Galicia; indeed tbere appeared to Le but 0 1 10 sentiment in the minds of the People of, Sin with rcspeet to the treacherous atiti atrocious een 4 lua a the French. S , ..ch ii the IntLl;i.,;..q:cd which Govciptueta bas reGeivt4 front these NQlilC- wen, who left Gijon, in ,s be . manner we have al- leady stated, rast i'l l itmaay week. 'rile British Government, we have no xioubt, will Aa with all . the vigour and promptitude which this interesting and icripurtant state of affairs imperiously Jet wands. The dilates of homautity, as , well as of soUnd policy, forcibly urge us to interpose in favour :,1 t 1,4 unfoiludie people of Spaiu, whose miseries will bz multiplied kin hundred fold if their oppres- .ors s140:11:d Diu idy triuipplt. at: are many Spa- ri ;arjE, this country who would doul4les3 rush With trtiotar fierc:npe of their own) and it may not be uii ~ / oro.ly of eousidenqiun; whether it would not be ; • vover ahmethattly to convey such of those nienits ;,re likely to engag , l with due zeal in ,the glorious latiV, to tilt: Eceiw of telioit, that they may assist OGir cuutltry in ,Isj,serting its indeplepdnce, and rrOtiKolit - Vengel4lloo Qll thQs why hay f; cas. ployed the basest arts, as well as the direst crutity,. in the attetnpt to enslave them, No intelligence whatever has been recived irom bur Fleet off Cadiz. CAPTAIN OWEN, of the Clyde Frigate, arrived yesterday at Yarmouth from Gottenburgh, which place •he left on the 31st lilt. .Col: Altitts“ had not reached Gottenburgh when the Clyde sailed, of course the Fleet lay off Gottenburgh, but it v;a3 uni derstood that Admiral icuATs was about to remove, it to a greater distance from Gottenburgh, in ordCr that it might be in readiness to proceed upon any service without loss of time. A Convoy was e•tpeet, ea to sail for Leith - on the Ist inst. utider convoy of the Snake Sloop of 'War; a great number of Danish prisoners, among whom are the crew. of the Pviace Christian, are coming home in this convoy. We are sorry to find, that Sir JAMES SAUNA ILEZ been indisposed, but lie . is now nearly recovered. - Ail . rhe accounts which had reached Gottenbnrgh from I'M!, land concurred in stating, that the 4ussians had .rut= • 4,• fered Most dreadfully from the sudden thaw : - 7 -roany hundreds of them perished through:gamine dt;ring their retreat. 'We understand that a new Expedition is in a con siderable state of forwardness. The Transporls are to assemble in the Downs in the course of a day or; two. Vifteen Trfnsports, fitted for the reception of cavalry, are to sail from Deptford thia day Gt to morrow. AN Americian Messenger arrived yesterday with Dispatches • for Mr. PINCKNEY. He. loft :Itoleljea.. on the sth of May, in the St. Michael, with • an other Messenger, with Dispatches for General A ant sxx9No at Paris he was landed. at L'Orieut. • Ole are not able to speak with any certainty as to the nature of The pidpatelits.brought to Mr. I'w'ox tic4, but we have strong reason to believe that they are of 4 pacific nature. • Prince Ernest , Pnckt arrived at Falmouth from Jatnaica—,sailed from / thence on the 25th April: and from Crooked -Island on the 9th May. On the 19th, in ht. 34. 58. long. 52. 15, at. eight A.M. saw a Convoy to the southward, standing to the eastward, supposed to he the Leeward Island Fleet, On the 29th, in lat. 46. 4. long, 25. 3(3. saw. a conVoy of thirty &II in the north-east, steering to the westward. On the 30th, in lat. 45. 23. North long. 29.48. spoke the dinielia Frigate, vial 29 Sad under. convoy, for (.14.teb,:e, • The Guserrier Frigate arrived at Jamaica on the S2Bth March, front Portsmouth ; his Majcsty's, Ship Franchise arrived there on the 14th April, with her Convoy, for Ports mouth: his Majesty's Ship ilrethusa renisliold at Port Royal when the Packet sailed. Tun Aurora Frigate, with the Fleet under her convoy for the West !tidies, which sailed from 'Cork on the 24tb April, are artive4 at Madeira, WE noticed yesterday with indignation the at- • tacks that are made upon Administration, for not having been prompt in sending a sufficient force to' enable the Spaniards to resist their Gallic Tyrants, though,' as we'observeo, it was only fourteen days.' after the dreadful massacre at Madrid' that a large British Land Force arrived off Cadiz, ready to take advantage of whateyer might occur, .and to render the Spaniards all possible assistance, if they were disposed to rise in defence of ilieir Country. But the Opposition Writers are regardless of fads that stare them in the face, if they can by any misrepraentatiou • pour abuse upon Ministers. The iameilliberal at tacks are direeled against Ministers, on account of the " inactivity" of General Mobas's Army, in the Baltic, thOugh it is impossible for the Writers 'to know the reasons which have aelnated General Mooar, whether these reasons prevail no longer, nd - whether he is not at this' MOment actively co operating with the gallant Gof SwEDEN in some important enterprize, which British valitur may es, s entially contributii to crown with success. ' The , prOjeCied Expedition to South America, we haVe reason to believe, is already. in a state of tbr wardtiesS') and we are rejoiced to find that it is-in tended to be conduaed.upon such principles as-pro miseto insure its mast complete suecess 7 -an event 111110, in the presiint state of..E.ttropean affair's, must prOve of the highest importatke to Great Bri tain. Parliament re-assemble this day, pursuant to ad journment. 'We have received some Hamburgh end. Altona Papers, but none of a lator date than the:bith nit. They state that the union of Hanover- with ihe 1:i00-- ; doll) of • Westplolia is finally determined upoli, arid will be speedily Carried- into effetl. EVONArkliTe is . eipeeledto visit Toulon before his return to Park, fur which city King Louts is' preparing, to bt't out. General 8211ASTLAYI is Anaking tt tour•titrou,...;n . Provinces. On the f44th' of Apra expeEted at Old OrAW,tra.' Ua Nion(by 10,4 i 'their Royal Highnei;:;es the DukcF: of Cul4.lsliß LARri and CAMBRIDGE, Lord irolutu ii , ji , i , r.l a large pariy cirMilitariotticera, %linen togetht3 3 ROQIIIS KID° . -3IrC: 4 St. iiistne,,,,P4,. NAVAL NEWS. rLYNOUTI-1, June 6.—Sailed the Ville de Paris, of i to gum, Admiral GAMBIER, for the Channel Fleet ; and the Shannon Frigate' on a cruize to the Westward. . Arrived the Naiad Frigate; frorii a eruize. PORTMOUTH, ' JUNE 7.—Yestrday arrived the S.,leliay Frigate 'from Plymouth; FuEfor, DaAm. '!'EN, with barilla, circhilla, and wine, from Tene riffe ; and Mary, kittonas, with wines, from bon. Yesterday sailed the Hardy Gun-brig on a cruize. Sailed this day the Plyin Fith,Scitooner with Dispatches for the Fleet olf, Cadiz. HULL, JUNSI 6,—The Providence Armed Ship sailed from the Humber on Thursday, %filth the Pallas, WIKBELIG, for Gottenburgh, and several other vessels .the under convoy. The Prince 11% Wiwi; Armed Ship, and the 14..:et .under her convoy, arrived at Gottenburgh on the 14th a(ter a oassap of. clever days from the liumber. The Captain of one of the vessels-for Hernecand having hecn informed, that the recent capture of `Sweaborg by 016 Ruisians had made i t very hazardous for Merchant Ships to attempt enter ing the Gulph of BOthnia, proceeded' for Stockholm, where there is a great wart of vessels. The Fleet for the Baltic were to sail under convoy of the Mar garet Brig on the 10th ult. Letters from Cavlshan), dated May 14., state, that a convoy for the British Ships , lying there and et Carlscrona had arrived at the latter 'place, 'and was' hood) , eipeeted at Carisham to take the vessels . un- , der convoy 'for this Conntry. „ SHEERNESS, .14NE s.—Callfle down from.the Ri ver, and into Harbour, t.ie Cadmus Sloop of War, Capt. WINTER. The Se agu ll Sloop of War, Capt. CkrticAitT, has convoy signal for the Northward. JUNR ti.—'—Came down from the River s a Tender with vplunteers and impressed men, and a few French pri•sonerli . ~ . Ju7.4a 7.—Arrived tilt; British Fair Cutter from Yarmouth. Sailed the Bad Gun-brig to Deal. TORtIAT, JUNE 6.—Arrived His Majesty's Ship Ville de Paris, Adtniral Gam BIER, frown Plymouth, and joined the Channel Fleet, ' which got under weigh and proceeded as far as Betty }lead, but aro now retaning DEAL, JUNE 7.---Sailed through the PAAres. the Wilding, 16r the Cape of Good 'Hope. FALMOUTH; JUNE s—Late this evening arrived the Pririce Ernest Packet, PETRE, with Mails from Jamaica, 41 days passage; the Princess Amelia' Packet' was going into Port Royal Harbour as Capt. PE HE carne our; the Fleet for England, under con voy of, His Majesty's Snips ..4rethusaaa;l Wolf, were. td sail on•the 'following day : the Packet spoke au the egth of May in lat. 45. 4. long. et. 5. W. His Majesty's Ship Amelia; with . eg Sail under convoy, for Quebec ;, and on the 31st of May, in lat. 45. 20. N. long. 22. W. spoke the Brig Triton, 24 days out, and the Ship -Charlotte, of Newcastle, .RosiNsox Master, ft : om Gibraltar to ,Quebec. The passengers per the- Packet . are Lieutenant... General Sir EVRE Coors, Colonel WEBB, Major EVAN, and Captain WturrEN, of the lloyal Navy. Capt. PETER on his passage out, on the Igth of .starch , about seven leagues distant from the-east end of Jamaica, fell in with a French Schooner Privateer, of to guns and above 100 men, which,'after two attempts to board, and an action of four hours, she gallantly beat off.— The Packet was so much injured in her hull and rigging, and havingoply fifteen shot left, she could not follow. The Privateer'must have lost consider ably. Captain PEruu and two of the seamen were wounded; one of whom is since dead. The Al t:lkaiSa has on board two millions and Dollars. Sailed the illutine Sloop of War ) of t 8 gum, for Gor6e, with a ,Trausport, and the Bellona, THOMP SON, fur Madeka. . We hear much from the advocates for thello man Catholics, of the injustice of keeping a large poitiOn of his Majesty's subjects under cirit incapaci ties, and an abridgment of political rights, on ac `count of their particular protesiton of religious faith. licit it is. proper to enforce thesq considerations in op position to such sophistical appeals to humanity, viz. that this religious faith is contrary to t.be establishe4 religion of the Empire—that it is a matter of pri vate opinion with the Catholic body, who have all thp advantage they have a right to expect, in the most j.erfei toleration—tiust they can ivrie ito po lltical rights inconsistent with their d:ity .as Citi zens to support the Constitution in Church and Siate—and that their civil incapacities arise front their own peculiar religious tenets, and would be removed if they conformed to those tests which the wisdom of our ancestors devised as safeguards of oar Constitution, and which our Monarch has s,vorn to maintain. ' On Ninoday night La4y Louts NliNmEßs gave a ‘l.; - rand a4seiubly foc 44p .c y '.4300 0 , at httr no t ise in pall- A 1,1!). rittenctO tTlcarly 4QO perm: . l4 vlttla . . tico, kilS Cliluion. The Duke and Duchess of . 13i wroin give a superb dinner, on Sunday last, at th, I cautiful villa of Lurid FREIYEP.ICK AIONTAGUE. TILL enchanting spot was, borroyed by their Graces for the occasion. 'The •; company proceeded in four elegant barges from 'Whitehall Stairs, up the RiVer to Isl,tv.T.rtli, and did not leave Isleworth till near one o'clock on Alundl incipawgadv i jMy Ixturned also by water, at tenaed by the Duke of Yom's Band of music. The Duchess of CHANDOS gave an elegant ball and suPP" °l4'l"'"l,6breVetingt4it her irense in Gre . .fe , nor-square; opwardspf 500 'persons of the first rank and fashion were pi eetitt Tile ball was opened . l -. •soon after seven o'clock by Lird FIaNNIKEIt and Countess ofPottraE'r, to .the admired air of Tekcii; The . Bpanish dynasty of the BOURBON S O Ve . l4:i„'filli : which may now. be considered as at an end, bad reigned one hundred and eight .years, since the de cease of "CHARLES the Second, the last Monarch of the Austrian line, in 1700. Four Kings only hiava %..swayed the sceptre during that period; namely, the Fifth, his- two Sons, FRRDINAND the' and CHARLES the Third, followed by the laie i t 4 infiutunate CHARLE S tlic: Fourth. Ia Ur fate, the nroperor of AUSTRIA may behold, as in a mirror, his own approaching destiny, and certainly at ao remote period of The King of Pitussis can scarcely be considered, even now, as other than on individual not yet deptived of the Royal Title. fluoNAraatz, like CaomwELL, finds i n ni l own family the strongest opposition to his ambitious pro jeas. His Empress is. known to nouriab in IL' mind the warmest respeat: .and_ ajfeA'en s . for Di' lioustslox Family. She was inconsolable for do . Duke p'Emnuipu, and vainly exerted her erfer ls to avert his execution. In litintaN Buott. - 4.:AitTE the Corsican Emperor meets, 'at every •step, a ov en and inflexible Monitor, who despises his otfers, and. will not wear any of the Crowns that he so lawishlY bestows on his relations and lifs Generals. k en , ' his mother LETITIA, though she has . been decl ared a -Princess, and is ordered to be addressed by tii a title of " Imperial 1-lighness,"'is said to aeceP t , .with reluaance And regret these honours conferro on her by her son. RIFLE SERVIGE.—On Monday morning, the comPletion of ten days permanent duty, tiler? t e ; of Cumberland's Sharp-shooters, cotrimon&' ( l. "J, . Major BARBER, were inspeaed in the . King'i 1 "-e.L by Colonel Jawraxsou, who passed "high c aw ; wimps on theal for their miliyary appearance 0113 good discip;inc they me a fine body al itsu;:i; \acid mustered nearly .200. It being the annivetsarl meeting, after .inipeaion they marched to Mont: licher, and breakfasted togiFther, previous to 111elt trial of skill for the prizes, a silver cup and gold 63e " dills. The first Which was shot for, was after the most arduous contest ever-witnessed, b y Clarporal PORTEUS ; the other prizes were braoll hardly won," by sword exercise and running. I‘ very excilent band played martial airs during dil v ,tier. The KING, and the Duke of Comolo"-" e l their Patron, were toasted aviths enthusiasm, O h the. loudest plaudits followed the "Dritijor'" who, in a short speeh, replete with sentiment, `n turned his thanks to the Qorps for their conda-9, and' gloried in the, conviction, that in he bourof danger they would be among the first t 9 nJ ly rriund the Throne, and die for their , 10 1 g a Cd/H1 'try, 1:110 ‘Var-Q650 , Orjer,•,:teceivati' sin Friday at , e dl) o ' es.ceti.L ',ewe% for, the}late temOval' of the first . goon Cards; by 0. forced march,. to Matichestergo §toaport, has been countermanded. About 011° o'clock an . .Saturdsy thorning, while the logg:1 6 u;aggfins - iyere iri the Barrack-yard at Lewes, to re* ceive their loading, a counter-order arrived, confirm ing.a'route that had - Neel! - previoudy received for titer _march into Northumberland anal, yorkshi Had if been necessary to have sent them of t he, above unpleasant duty, no heavy lugluggage or won ell were to 'have .encuniberecl the bagv,;(:. vvagPns' a prohibition that would have proved very disn't's" ing to . many of the soldiers' wiytis,..whici; Sir Gor!' FuEY WEB6Tex took into Consideration , an d, to 11,14 credit we mention it, gave ten Pounds.:to be buted amongst those who stood most in need O f The above" regiment proceeded front Lew° aturday, on its route ; which is to pen performed '"rc six divisions by different rmtds, They are to rive at • their respeaiVe destina6n, mionow At Sheffield, two troops, oh the 1131.1 instant.l Leeds, two ditto, on the 24th,-•--At 'f o rk, City "I' t Barracks, three troopi,•son the 25th and 5.1111•--1,, Beverly, one trotii), •on the 27th.--And L""l'' castle,. four troops, 'on - the 213th. lir-opEMENT.— dy A young ' t La under twee t years of age, ,the niece of a London tradesatan, ° resides in ,a pleasant vale not far from Epotth came smittenwitha London tatsmurr, Ott the Lotus oti the first day of the races, and she was 11 '1 on Sunday morning. The gallant, by W ell in ant stratagem, was introducedqn the table of AA' lady's uncle, on Fripv, where he succeeded to ling possession . 61 his prize. She .was Stn •. Ewell in a tandem at three n'eloe l: eft} Miss c envti . . d., s' 7iolgrice76einheard her W. is the daughter of a subaltern officer, an 05. gallint, as bet Ore observed, is a speculative fir twin between thirty and finty. that The Island of Aland, from 'which it appear 4 t the SWedes have expelled the Russians, •is the 131.6 t h0 at all the numerous Archipelago scattered ovc s r Gulf of .Botbnia. It lies nearly tnidWay b e ,' 13 6- S t L y e :l i e s !) n a u n i d Fmlaud, aud, considering. it , o f the reign of li C nt t .'3 l r A t t i t i t. e ; when that Prince and his antaa,"•oniit PETI,o e l a d GREAT, agreed to form a Trealy'of til l shae g . lx...i.iv.aar;biso.uttheo,ecoymicalur"l7 ti e, of Aland was' , chosen fint the col)fi.•o:.nc!.s . the sfamous Baron GoitTzg, CHAtiLES.i titer, and Count (..)4TrAttOAN, Pevaa's --‘" • t o• met. fur the purpose. It has - since rvinaineslot visited by the calaMities of war until the 1).. - • . Gine. , , :,., 1 I Yesterdly . Mr . ; Professor Davy . delit'er' l 0 '; -3 ; CheuticaMelure on the tratu.o of the varioui 1"‘Ii, stones, a;id't heir qualities, 'as applicab:' ty , 6 ,:i u o, Fee:pita:led lite principal ohjeas Wye. , After this, the President, Sir Jou g Slsc;" . , - o .' prnvenient which had engaged , the. atientioh of 14 7 ) B.oar:I, an,l in an impressive inattu'or poildt'd "Ifou neeessoy of prosecuting their inquiries with '' 0 bl '` d energy for- the, miriolvil 'good, :it a tiloo ~ v 1) : . rti op-I shtit out from all intoreoui se witla tf,o rest oi .- -I. ,d e , our resources 1111341 solely depend uiyot our owhieied of agrie,;ltorl.4b. tivatiori and prOduce.- The L•;(' . .Jiolt " 1.45 111 . 11. c. .' fur the p7eseut y.-ar. ' '